Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Rules

Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball is a popular poker
variation that you’ll often find in home games and in
live and online poker room. It was once popular only among
high rollers, but the advent of the Internet has made it
possible for players of all backgrounds to give it a
shot.

2-7 Triple Draw is a lowball form of poker, which
means the worst traditional poker hand is the best hand
in this game. The rules are pretty simple but
understanding the hand rankings can be confusing for
beginners. Once you get the hang of what beats what,
however, you’ll have an easy time with the rest of the
game.

Hand Values

You want to get the worst poker hand in Triple Draw.
Straights, flushes, and pairs count against you, and
Aces are always considered high. The best hand is
2-3-4-5-7 unsuited.

After that, the next best hand would be 2-3-4-6-7
unsuited. The hand 2-3-4-5-6 wouldn’t be considered a
good one because it contains a straight and is therefore
not likely to win.

Triple Draw hands are ranked starting with the
highest card in the hand and then working down. If two
hands have the same high card, then the next highest
card is used to determine the winner. For example:

The hand 2-3-4-5-K would lose against 6-8-T-J-Q even
though it appears to have more lower cards. All we need
to know is that the King is higher than the Queen so the
hand with the Queen is the winner.

Here are a couple of example hands, listed from best
to worst:

2-3-4-5-7

2-3-4-6-7

2-3-4-6-8

3-4-5-6-T

2-2-4-6-7 (the pair weakens this hand)

2-3-4-5-5 (the pair weakens this hand even more)

*Assume all hands in the list above are unsuited.

Blinds and Deal

Triple Draw is played with blinds just like Texas
Hold'em. At the beginning of each hand, the player to
the left of the dealer pays the small blind (half a bet)
and the player to the left of the small blind pays the
big blind (a full bet).

The dealer’s position is marked by a button that
moves clockwise around the table. Individual players
don’t have to deal if there is a full-time dealer, but
the dealer’s button keeps the game moving so that each
player has to pay the blinds at some point.

After the blinds have been paid, the dealer gives
each player five cards face down. The cards are dealt
one at a time, beginning with the player to the left of
the dealer.

First Betting Round

The first betting round begins immediately after the
cards have been dealt. The betting starts with the
player to the left of the big blind and moves clockwise
around the table. The first player may call the blinds
to stay in, fold, or raise. If any player raises, all
the other players at the table must at least match that
raise or fold.

If the game is played with a fixed limit structure,
the first betting round uses small bets.

First Draw

The players now discard as many cards as they wish
and receive new cards from the deck. This begins with
the player to the left of the dealer and continues
clockwise around the table.

Second Betting Round

There is a second round of betting that begins with
the first player to the left of the dealer. The action
then continues clockwise around the table. This round
also uses small bets.

Second Draw

This draw is identical to the previous draw. The
players may discard as many cards as they wish and
receive new ones from the deck.

Third Betting Round

This betting round is played in the same manner as
the previous betting round, except now you use big bets.
If you were at a $10/$20 table, $20 would be the betting
increment.

Third Draw

There is one last draw identical to the previous
draw.

Fourth Betting Round

The fourth and final betting round is played
identically to the previous round.

Showdown

The remaining players now have a showdown to
determine the winner. Each player reveals his hole cards
and the player with the lowest hand wins the pot. If
only one player remains after the last betting round,
that player may collect the pot without showing his
cards.

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